Ryan Dillon
Ryan was born in Anaconda Montana to Rev. Joseph and Paula Dillon. In 1984 the Dillon family relocated to Auburn, Washington. At the age of ten Ryan started a small modeling career for Nordstrom and other local retailers. Later, Ryan started acting in his father's church performing in various plays including "Godspell" and "He lived the Good Life". After graduating from Auburn Senior High School, Ryan moved to Southern California and enrolled at Marymount College in Palos Verdes. He signed with a talent agent within two months and started working in music videos and TV commercials. Having come close to booking some major leading roles in Varsity Blues (1999), Coach Carter (2005) and Spartacus (2010), he took a break from Los Angeles and moved to Phoenix, AZ where he was signed by a local Modeling Agency and booked campaigns modeling for Dillard's, Neiman Marcus, Sacks 5th Ave and walking for Giorgio Armani. Being called back to Los Angeles, Ryan acted in independent films such as the award-winning feature Mercy (2003) written and directed by his close friend John Fitzpatrick. He also landed a role in the AFI, Gotham, and Spirit Award-winning feature Littlerock (2010). In 2014 he served as producer and actor in John Fitzpatrick's acclaimed horror short Skypemare (2013) which starred longtime friend Cerina Vincent. Ryan continues to work with his 'Skypemare' creative team producing and featuring in both Brentwood Strangler (2015) and the monthly thriller series Scary Endings (2015). An avid supporter of Animal Rights, he resides in Los Angeles and volunteers with animal nonprofits.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Actor
- 6 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
What are Ryan Dillon's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Ryan Dillon's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Ryan Dillon's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
10 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Elmo's Mindfulness Spectacular (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Brentwood Strangler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Lake Los Angeles(2014)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Skypemare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Pearblossom Hwy(2012)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
MoniKa(2013)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Superman Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Littlerock(2010)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Air Crash Investigation(2003)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 11th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 10 titles from 2003 to 2023.
Film career
- 2012Screen debut· Puppet Master X: Axis Rising
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Ryan Dillon's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th3
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 6 titles are Cult Classics.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic3
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 45/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 22. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Ryan Dillon work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ryan Dillon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mike Ott shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Mike OttShared titles: Lake Los Angeles (2014), Pearblossom Hwy (2012), Littlerock (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Mike Ott
Writers
- Atsuko OkatsukaShared titles: Lake Los Angeles (2014), Pearblossom Hwy (2012), Littlerock (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Atsuko Okatsuka
Actors
- Roberto SanchezShared titles: Lake Los Angeles (2014), Pearblossom Hwy (2012), Littlerock (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Roberto Sanchez
- David UryShared titles: Lake Los Angeles (2014), Pearblossom Hwy (2012)See all 2 shared titles with David Ury
- Cory ZachariaShared titles: Pearblossom Hwy (2012), Littlerock (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Cory Zacharia
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- María Huld Markan SigfúsdóttirShared titles: Lake Los Angeles (2014), Pearblossom Hwy (2012)See all 2 shared titles with María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir
- Mike GioulakisShared titles: Lake Los Angeles (2014), Pearblossom Hwy (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Mike Gioulakis
- David NordstromShared titles: Pearblossom Hwy (2012), Littlerock (2010)See all 2 shared titles with David Nordstrom
Producers
- Frederick ThorntonShared titles: Lake Los Angeles (2014), Pearblossom Hwy (2012), Littlerock (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Frederick Thornton
- Athina Rachel TsangariShared titles: Lake Los Angeles (2014), Pearblossom Hwy (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Athina Rachel Tsangari
- Heika BurnisonShared titles: Lake Los Angeles (2014), Pearblossom Hwy (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Heika Burnison
- Laura RagsdaleShared titles: Pearblossom Hwy (2012), Littlerock (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Laura Ragsdale